GIOdynamics

Twice each month, since Oct 2018 GIOdynamics has been running – online and in-person. It has become a significant feature of GIO’s annual and festival calendars, with its online event attended by a community that now covers over 25 countries across the world and its in-person event providing a safe and welcoming space for musicians experimenting with the freedom that GIO has fostered for almost 25 years.

The sessions are open to everyone to take part or watch. It is our belief that it is not important how much experience you have with improvising. We welcome everyone to come and take part. People from all musical backgrounds take part, creating a great mix of musical backgrounds and reference points.

Jer Reid will curate the session at GIOfest - he has been a member of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra since 2014 and has performed and led workshops in improvising for over twenty years.

GIOFest XVII

Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra hosts the internationally acclaimed 2024 edition of their annual festival: GIOFest. This year sees GIOFest XVII bring together artists from around the world, presenting newly commissioned work created especially for GIO’s unique and diverse ensemble.

Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra - one of the world’s leading large improvising ensembles - is the hub of a truly international community of musicians, reflected in the range of works they perform, and in their year-round programme of innovative collaborations with groups and artists from across the world.

The festival will present a series of concerts, workshops, films and discussions, exploring new possibilities for large ensemble performance, improvisation and composition. We will host a live interactive virtual event with artists from around the world.

This year the focus is on our collaborations with partners from South East Asia – Indonesia, Japan and Sri Lanka, with artists and groups from these countries joining us here in Glasgow for GIOfest.

www.glasgowimprovisersorchestra.com

Festival Passes

Festival passes can be bought here.

Passes grant access to GIOFest's full programme, however you must still book a free ticket for each event you want to attend.